436
436
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 436
favorite 0
quote 0
who will replace jim demint? that's washington's new guessing game after the south carolina senator announced he's resigning next month in the middle of his second term. >> this is a good time to leave because i have term limited myself. i never inteend career politician. >> reporter: now the state's republican governor nikki hailey needs to find a successor. she prefers tim scott a first term congressman from south carolina one of only two african-american republicans in the house. but another contender emerged last night. >> take to the twitter i want to you tweet at nikki halley why she should appoint me with the hash tag senator could better. >> reporter: comedian steven colbert grew up in south carolina and has joked about running for office there before. within hours of demint's announcement fans had set up a colbert for senate website and establish ad twitter account at colbert for sc. >> south carolina senator jim demint is dequitting. >> reporter: demint is a tea party hero who has raised $15 million in
who will replace jim demint? that's washington's new guessing game after the south carolina senator announced he's resigning next month in the middle of his second term. >> this is a good time to leave because i have term limited myself. i never inteend career politician. >> reporter: now the state's republican governor nikki hailey needs to find a successor. she prefers tim scott a first term congressman from south carolina one of only two african-american republicans in the house....
260
260
Feb 17, 2014
02/14
by
KPIX
tv
eye 260
favorite 0
quote 0
there has been a civil war in the republican party i'm hoping the fact that jim demint was not willing to call for speaker's ouster is a sign that perhaps -- which would be good for governing we can get some things done. see other things happen because civil war itself. >> schieffer: what did you think of senator deminute this morning? >> i was a little bit priced. of course he is very much involved in the civil war, heritage action which resides in his building of which he has great influence goes out on the stump and does campaign type events for them. it is very much vouched in this fight. they have an attitude towards governance which is unlike reagan administration which the reagan movement which he alluded to that is that they really think to -- they did that with shut down last year, they had designs on doing it again. and i think what you've seen is a reaction, backlash in the republican party since the shut down. there are many more mainstream republicans, consider good conservatives. tom coburn is attacked by these folks they are no longer willing to take that. they are runni
there has been a civil war in the republican party i'm hoping the fact that jim demint was not willing to call for speaker's ouster is a sign that perhaps -- which would be good for governing we can get some things done. see other things happen because civil war itself. >> schieffer: what did you think of senator deminute this morning? >> i was a little bit priced. of course he is very much involved in the civil war, heritage action which resides in his building of which he has...
261
261
Dec 5, 2012
12/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 261
favorite 0
quote 0
jim demint a tea party leader said speaker boehner's $800 billion tax hike will destroy american jobs and allow politicians in washington to spend even more. disagreements among republicans and democrats here on capitol hill is nothing new, but tuesday a republican aide told us the two sides aren't even talking. not surprisingly the white house disagrees. >> i can guarantee you conversations continue at different levels. and among different groups. >> reporter: both parties are ready to play the blame game in case negotiations fail. >> there's only one person out of 370 million americans who can sign something into law and that's the president. >> 60% of americans are asking the wealthy to pay more. >> reporter: a "the washington post" poll say 53% of americans will blame republicans and 29% would hold the president responsible if the nation goes over the fiscal cliff. the two sides appear close to an agreement on little things. it could lead to higher airline ticket prices and no more mail delivery on saturday. >> oh, boy. susan mcginnis in washington this morning. susan, thank you s
jim demint a tea party leader said speaker boehner's $800 billion tax hike will destroy american jobs and allow politicians in washington to spend even more. disagreements among republicans and democrats here on capitol hill is nothing new, but tuesday a republican aide told us the two sides aren't even talking. not surprisingly the white house disagrees. >> i can guarantee you conversations continue at different levels. and among different groups. >> reporter: both parties are...
275
275
Jan 28, 2011
01/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 275
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: conservative crusader jim demint and the freshmen senators he helped to elect, planted their tea party flag today. the tea party caucus claimed credit today for the g.o.p.'s new hard line on spending. >> we will do everything we can to cut wasteful government spending. >> reporter: they even see their influence in the president's state of the union address. >> if a bill comes to my desk with earmarks inside, i will veto it. >> did that come from his side of the party or did that come from the tea party? >> reporter: their assertiveness has caused heartburn for g.o.p. leaders like when congresswoman michele bachmann insisted on delivering a separate tea party response to the state of the union. and when tea party enthusiast, sarah palin, invoked a vulgar acronym, to describe the president's speech. >> his theme was the "w-t-f," you know, winning the future. and i thought, okay, that acronym, spot on. there are a lot of "w-t-f" moments throughout that speech. >> reporter: but friction between the republican party and the tea party doesn't trouble supporters who say that's
. >> reporter: conservative crusader jim demint and the freshmen senators he helped to elect, planted their tea party flag today. the tea party caucus claimed credit today for the g.o.p.'s new hard line on spending. >> we will do everything we can to cut wasteful government spending. >> reporter: they even see their influence in the president's state of the union address. >> if a bill comes to my desk with earmarks inside, i will veto it. >> did that come from his...
199
199
Dec 2, 2010
12/10
by
KPIX
tv
eye 199
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> coming up later on "the early show" we'll hear from south carolina republican senator jim demint on the tax cut negotiations. >>> also online holiday shoppers be ware, tips how to protect yourself from internet scammers. >>> and multi-platinum singer k.t. tunsel performs from her cd live in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> a major step in the legal battle over the san bruno explosion. what a decision today could mean for dozens of lawsuits against pg&e. >>> plan
. >>> coming up later on "the early show" we'll hear from south carolina republican senator jim demint on the tax cut negotiations. >>> also online holiday shoppers be ware, tips how to protect yourself from internet scammers. >>> and multi-platinum singer k.t. tunsel performs from her cd live in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great...
222
222
Dec 18, 2012
12/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 222
favorite 0
quote 0
demint. scott will be the south's first black republican senator since reconstruction and just the fourth black republican in senate history. governor nikki haley who appointed scott said she chose him for his conservative values. scott will serve two years before facing an election in 2014. >>> up next, your tuesday morning weather. >>> in sports, syracuse basketball coach jim boeheim enters the record books with a historic victory, but his post-game remarks might be what grabs the headlines. the headlines. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities across the country. new york, windy, 56. miami, 84. chicago, 44. mostly sunny in dallas, 74. showers in l.a., 62 deg
demint. scott will be the south's first black republican senator since reconstruction and just the fourth black republican in senate history. governor nikki haley who appointed scott said she chose him for his conservative values. scott will serve two years before facing an election in 2014. >>> up next, your tuesday morning weather. >>> in sports, syracuse basketball coach jim boeheim enters the record books with a historic victory, but his post-game remarks might be what...
197
197
Jan 20, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 197
favorite 0
quote 0
demint. plus a live report from the scene on that wildfire near reno, nevada as we speak to an evacuee. >>> daytime tv legend regis philbin drops by studio 57. you don't want to miss this. star wars creator george lucas talks about his struggles in getting the movie "red tails" to the big screen. that's the "cbs morning news" for friday. thanks for joining us chbl i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us chbl i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
demint. plus a live report from the scene on that wildfire near reno, nevada as we speak to an evacuee. >>> daytime tv legend regis philbin drops by studio 57. you don't want to miss this. star wars creator george lucas talks about his struggles in getting the movie "red tails" to the big screen. that's the "cbs morning news" for friday. thanks for joining us chbl i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us chbl i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac...
155
155
May 18, 2016
05/16
by
KPIX
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
glenn beck conservative commentator and radio host, dana perino fox news anchor, jim demint president of the heritage foundation and barry bennett a senior adviser to the donald trump campaign. last week, tech news site gizmodo said facebook employees can pick any topic they want. they weed out politically conservative stories. the company later revealed that within that team, humans actually had more decision- making control against the algorithm than previously thought. gizmodo technology editor michael nunez said those facebook employees favored liberal stories over conservative stories trending organically. >> you can't call that a trending news section if these topics aren't legitimately trending in the first place. >> reporter: glenn beck posted on facebook he will be here today about the up come meeting with zuckerberg saying it will be interesting to look into the eye as he explains and a win for all voices if we can come to a place of real trust with this powerful tool. no word on when the vips will start arriving. no media allowed on the facebook campus. live at menlo park,
glenn beck conservative commentator and radio host, dana perino fox news anchor, jim demint president of the heritage foundation and barry bennett a senior adviser to the donald trump campaign. last week, tech news site gizmodo said facebook employees can pick any topic they want. they weed out politically conservative stories. the company later revealed that within that team, humans actually had more decision- making control against the algorithm than previously thought. gizmodo technology...
217
217
Nov 4, 2010
11/10
by
KPIX
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: in a sign of what may be a conservative culture clash jim demint warned incoming insurgents to fight fellow republicans. he wrote the establishment is much more likely to try to buy off your votes than to buy into your limited-government philosophy. tea partiers may even challenge john boehner as speaker of the house. and will push republicans to repeal health care reform. >> our job is to make those politicians feel the heat, if they haven't seen the light. >> reporter: as for the next presidential race, the movement may already have its front-runner. sarah palin is the tea party's most effective backer. two years from now, she may want their support. ben tracy, cbs news, las vegas. >>> coming up a little bit later on "the early show," the latest on that emergency landing of a qantas passenger plane in singapore. also dr. phil makes a house call and has advice on what we can do to stop bullying. >>> and actor-comedian will farrell star of the new movie "mega minds" stops by. you don't want to miss this. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i
. >> reporter: in a sign of what may be a conservative culture clash jim demint warned incoming insurgents to fight fellow republicans. he wrote the establishment is much more likely to try to buy off your votes than to buy into your limited-government philosophy. tea partiers may even challenge john boehner as speaker of the house. and will push republicans to repeal health care reform. >> our job is to make those politicians feel the heat, if they haven't seen the light. >>...
171
171
Sep 5, 2011
09/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
now senator jim demint is tea party favorite and south carolina's most powerful republican will be hosting a gop forum today. he is not making an endorsement just yet but reminded the candidates they will have to appeal to the tea party movement. terrell busy day on the campaign trail. >> absolutely, tara mergener in washington for us this morning, have a great labor day, talk to you soon, tara, thank you. >>> overseas in libya, rebel forces are on the verge of the launch of the final assault. the attack is on one of the last remaining towns still loyal to moammar gadhafi. many of gadhafi senior officials and group of heavily armed loyalists are believed to be held up in bani walid. negotiations for the town's surrender collapsed yesterday. gadhafi remains on the run. >>> in iran the first nuclear power plant has been connected to the power grant. iranian officials say it's a test run. the plant began to generate0 60 megawatts of electricity last night. iran built the plant with russian help and says it will be used for peaceful purposes only. >>> take a quick break. coming up on "the morn
now senator jim demint is tea party favorite and south carolina's most powerful republican will be hosting a gop forum today. he is not making an endorsement just yet but reminded the candidates they will have to appeal to the tea party movement. terrell busy day on the campaign trail. >> absolutely, tara mergener in washington for us this morning, have a great labor day, talk to you soon, tara, thank you. >>> overseas in libya, rebel forces are on the verge of the launch of the...
284
284
Dec 13, 2012
12/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 284
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll hear new details from jim demint. >>> and a warning about the hidden fees in your hotel bill. how to spot them. that and more a little later on "cbs this morning." for now, though, that is the news for this thursday morning. i always appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown in new york. thank you everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and i'm michelle griego. tis 4:-- the san mateo bridge gianna franco is in the >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good morning. it's thursday, december 13. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. >>> we have an accident, a fatal accident that started off as basically a routine call from chp on the san mateo bridge westbound side of the bridge on the peninsula side. it was a two-vehicle accident and one person died at the scene. so the coroner is called out. the right lane is blocked. they expect to have this shut down for the next hour or so. this is west 92 just as you head into foster city on the san mateo bridge. one lane will be completely shut down for an hour because of this fatal accide
we'll hear new details from jim demint. >>> and a warning about the hidden fees in your hotel bill. how to spot them. that and more a little later on "cbs this morning." for now, though, that is the news for this thursday morning. i always appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown in new york. thank you everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and i'm michelle griego. tis 4:-- the san mateo bridge gianna franco is in the >> your realtime...
264
264
Sep 6, 2011
09/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 264
favorite 0
quote 0
the labor day event was hosted by senator jim demint. candidates were questioned separately about their views on lowering taxes and less government spending. sarah palin did not participate in the south carolina event. she was in new hampshire at a tea party rally. she left open the possibility of a presidential bid. palin urged the crowd to unite against president obama. >>> the senate returns to work today, the house tomorrow. president obama wants lawmakers to get to work creating jobs. tara mergener is in washington with more on that. tara, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. well, both parties agree on one thing, job creation is top priority. but can they come together on a plan? >> private companies -- >> reporter: president obama is calling on republicans to put aside party politics, and get on board with his jobs plan. >> prove you'll fight just as hard for tax cuts for middle class families as you do for oil companies and the most affluent americans. show us what you got. >> reporter: in detroit monday, he offe
the labor day event was hosted by senator jim demint. candidates were questioned separately about their views on lowering taxes and less government spending. sarah palin did not participate in the south carolina event. she was in new hampshire at a tea party rally. she left open the possibility of a presidential bid. palin urged the crowd to unite against president obama. >>> the senate returns to work today, the house tomorrow. president obama wants lawmakers to get to work creating...
265
265
Jan 16, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 265
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> at their convention in myrtle beach today movement stalled when senator jim demint said south carolina is where the march to retake the white house begins. >> but this could be our last chance to turn things around in my mind. >> reporter: but these most conservative activists in this very conservative state are divided on just how to take on the president. >> i talked to tea party people all over the state and they are supporting all the candidates. they are pretty divided and i think that's a good thing. >> reporter: social conservatives are flocking to rick santorum, fiscal, to begin rich, libertarians to ron paul and pragmatists to mitt romney. the general election battle cry might be anybody but obama but with the gop primary less than a week away a growing group of tea parties are saying anybody but romney. >> that is why i am here, to stop mitt romney? >> michael george is pumping more than $2 million to support newt gingrich with his strong american now political action committee. he says mitt romney needs the tea party to win. >> if he can't energize, he is the author of romne
. >> at their convention in myrtle beach today movement stalled when senator jim demint said south carolina is where the march to retake the white house begins. >> but this could be our last chance to turn things around in my mind. >> reporter: but these most conservative activists in this very conservative state are divided on just how to take on the president. >> i talked to tea party people all over the state and they are supporting all the candidates. they are pretty...
301
301
Jun 19, 2011
06/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 301
favorite 0
quote 0
demint of south carolina said only if they focus on the purity of their candidates can they win. >> mitchell: let's talk about texas governor rick perry who has not said if he is in or out of the presidential race. are republicans excited about him? >> they are excited. there are a lot of republicans who would like a couple more people to join the race. you hear rick perry's name. when i was in iowa talking to people out there, they kept bringing up perry's name. he's got a few days, though. he says he won't announce what his decision is until after the texas legislature is out, and that happens later this month. >> mitchell: michele bachmann, of course, is in the race and she was there yesterday. what kind of reaction did she get? >> she's on a bit of a roll. she did well in the new hampshire debate earlier in the week. a poll came out after that in new hampshire and he's doing well. in iowa, where she was born, she has a good following. i talked to one g.o.p. activist there who said she could win the state if she gets the organization. in new orleans, she was very well received. t
demint of south carolina said only if they focus on the purity of their candidates can they win. >> mitchell: let's talk about texas governor rick perry who has not said if he is in or out of the presidential race. are republicans excited about him? >> they are excited. there are a lot of republicans who would like a couple more people to join the race. you hear rick perry's name. when i was in iowa talking to people out there, they kept bringing up perry's name. he's got a few...
242
242
Nov 3, 2010
11/10
by
KPIX
tv
eye 242
favorite 0
quote 0
demint. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> good enough for government work. >> the democrats declare victory in li
demint. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> good enough for government work. >> the democrats declare victory in li
218
218
Aug 16, 2015
08/15
by
KPIX
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> the first day i got here jim demint how head of the heritage foundation, very, very conservative said to me, how are things on the extreme left? and i said, they're great. how are thing on the nut case right? and he laughed. and we were friends ever since. >> he makes friends his own quirky way. he started as senatorial secret santa gift swap and host an annual hot dish competition for the minnesota congressional delegation. >> tim walls is going for a three-peat here. and it's kind of obnoxious. >> so, how old were you when your family moved into this house? >> i was six. >> he was raised on this middle class street in st. louis park, minnesota. a suburb of minneapolis. >> we had no quality time at my house. we didn't go skiing or anything like that. but we watched -- hat a lot of quantity time lot was watching comedy. my dad loved to laugh. >> his dad was a printing salesman, his mom a homemaker and real estate agent. were you simultaneously interested in comedy and politics or did that come later? >> i became interested in politics when i was about 11, 12, 13 years old during
. >> the first day i got here jim demint how head of the heritage foundation, very, very conservative said to me, how are things on the extreme left? and i said, they're great. how are thing on the nut case right? and he laughed. and we were friends ever since. >> he makes friends his own quirky way. he started as senatorial secret santa gift swap and host an annual hot dish competition for the minnesota congressional delegation. >> tim walls is going for a three-peat here....
452
452
Dec 2, 2010
12/10
by
KPIX
tv
eye 452
favorite 0
quote 0
joining us is republican jim demint of south carolina, here to talk about all things on the table, of course, this morning. thank you for being with us. >> good morning, erica. >> the big question people have watching at home this morning is, will they see their taxes go up in the new year? >> well, that's the right way to say it. we are not trying to cut taxes on anyone at this point but keep tax rates the same and it looks like the president has comeÑÃ around to the idea with encouragement from other democrats that we can't raise taxes in a recession and doesn't make sense to bring money from the private sector to the government so i think we are gong to get an agreement of some kind. i would prefer a permanent extension of the current tax rates so businesses can plan to add people over the next couple of years. i suspect the president is going to push for something more temporary. >> you would prefer that you say he's going to push for manager temporary and the ultimatum by republicans had an impact. would you go with a compromise there then? >> i would have to see what they have
joining us is republican jim demint of south carolina, here to talk about all things on the table, of course, this morning. thank you for being with us. >> good morning, erica. >> the big question people have watching at home this morning is, will they see their taxes go up in the new year? >> well, that's the right way to say it. we are not trying to cut taxes on anyone at this point but keep tax rates the same and it looks like the president has comeÑÃ around to the idea...
229
229
Nov 10, 2011
11/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 229
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> joining us now to talk more about the gop presidential race is jim demint of south carolina. senator, good to have you with us this morning. >> thank you, chris. >> you heard and i'm sure you last night a cringe worthy moment by the texas governor who admitted afterwards that he quote, unquote, stepped in it. the worst debate effort in the history of debates. did you cringe when you saw this? >> yes, i did. chris, normally would not be a problem. obviously, had some problems in previous debates. but collectively the candidates were putting the right issues on the table for the economy and jobs and i think they were focused on the problems that obama had with really understanding and promoting a free-market economy. so, i thought that the debate was good and the candidates really didn't go after each other. so, it made a good impression on me over all. >> the talk today will be on the gaffe by governor perry, not necessarily the good parts that you mentioned. >> yes, we need to stay on message. i thought we heard a good message out of our candidates last night. so, i think whe
. >>> joining us now to talk more about the gop presidential race is jim demint of south carolina. senator, good to have you with us this morning. >> thank you, chris. >> you heard and i'm sure you last night a cringe worthy moment by the texas governor who admitted afterwards that he quote, unquote, stepped in it. the worst debate effort in the history of debates. did you cringe when you saw this? >> yes, i did. chris, normally would not be a problem. obviously, had...
179
179
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
south carolina republican jim demint announced he's cutting it short. he's joining the heritage foundation and has already said he would not run for a term in 2016. >>> new fares about chemical weapons in syria, how the u.s. is stepping up efforts to end the civil war. >> an amazing video of some neighbors that are under water down in argentina, the dual disasters that are plaguing that country's capitol. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, buenos aires neighborhoods e >>> two disasters plaguing the capitol of argentina right now. neighborhoods are under water amid the worst flooding in that city in 50 years. the storms swept cars down street, knocked out power in parts of the city under evacuation orders due to a toxic cloud due to a fire at the port, an intense sulfur like order forced people to wear face masks around the city as well. and the death toll from a typhoon in the philippines exceeded 400 people. most of them lived in the steep valley in the south of the country. flooding and wind were so severe in places people thought were safe turne
south carolina republican jim demint announced he's cutting it short. he's joining the heritage foundation and has already said he would not run for a term in 2016. >>> new fares about chemical weapons in syria, how the u.s. is stepping up efforts to end the civil war. >> an amazing video of some neighbors that are under water down in argentina, the dual disasters that are plaguing that country's capitol. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, buenos aires neighborhoods e...
212
212
Jul 13, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
joining us is one of the leaders in the pea party movement, jim demint of south carolina. good morning to you. >> good morning. it's good to be with you. >> first talked about mitch mcconnell's new proposal announced last night that would allow the president to raise the debt ceiling three times through 2012. scott pelley mentioned early on there seemed to be a sense of relief in washington this morning. do you have that same sense of relief, and what are your thoughts on senator mcconnell's deal? >> well, republicans weren't elected last november to make it easier to spend and borrow and add to our debt. that's not our plan, and, unfortunately, the president, unlike what he just said, has not sent us a proposal. the only thing we've gotten in writing from the president was to increase our debt more than $10 trillion. republicans are working together on a plan. this idea that republicans will not vote to increase the debt limit is wrong. i've been working with house members and senators. we're going to introduce a plan that would give the president an increase in the debt
joining us is one of the leaders in the pea party movement, jim demint of south carolina. good morning to you. >> good morning. it's good to be with you. >> first talked about mitch mcconnell's new proposal announced last night that would allow the president to raise the debt ceiling three times through 2012. scott pelley mentioned early on there seemed to be a sense of relief in washington this morning. do you have that same sense of relief, and what are your thoughts on senator...
381
381
Dec 13, 2012
12/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 381
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> also in washington is republican senator jim demint of south carolina. senator, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> senator, what do you think is going to happen? >> i wish i knew. most of us here are not in the loop of what they're discussing. but i do know this, that this government doesn't need more money, this country needs less government. to take more money out of the real economy and give it to politicians and bureaucrats, no matter who you take it from, is not going to help the middle class or anyone else. the president's proposal clearly is not a plan, it's not a solution. it will fund the government for a few days. we all realize it's a political trophy, it's not a solution. but the president has been campaigning against these tax rates for a long time, and he will probably eventually get his tax increases one way or another. >> so if he will get them, why not get them now and compromise and avoid going off the fiscal cliff? >> well, we should have done it before the election. we should not h wrap ould not h home until the problem was so
. >> also in washington is republican senator jim demint of south carolina. senator, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> senator, what do you think is going to happen? >> i wish i knew. most of us here are not in the loop of what they're discussing. but i do know this, that this government doesn't need more money, this country needs less government. to take more money out of the real economy and give it to politicians and bureaucrats, no matter who you take it...
183
183
Jan 20, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 183
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll check in with tea party leader jim demint about why he is not endorsing any candidate. he endorsed mitt romney in 2008. on the ground in reno, nevada i know you have been covering this massive winter wildfire. homes destroyed, 10,000 people evacuated including vice president joe biden. and also with us this morning, reg. regis philbin and george lucas in studio 57. >> we'll look forward to seeing you in red on monday. have a great weekend and good show. >> i hear blue is your color. >> i do like blue. but we'll be sporting the red too after the win. good luck! >> you, too. >> see you later. 6:26 now. sparks fly at the latest gop debate. a live report on where the candidates stand for tomorrow's big south carolina primary. a rude welcome for oakland's mayor. the ambush in our nation's capital. >>> and what's expected to be a massive "occupy" protest disrupting business in san francisco is just getting started this morning. we'll hear from some of the protestors coming up next. >>> and we're two days away from the big 49ers-giants game. police all ready for the rowdy fans
we'll check in with tea party leader jim demint about why he is not endorsing any candidate. he endorsed mitt romney in 2008. on the ground in reno, nevada i know you have been covering this massive winter wildfire. homes destroyed, 10,000 people evacuated including vice president joe biden. and also with us this morning, reg. regis philbin and george lucas in studio 57. >> we'll look forward to seeing you in red on monday. have a great weekend and good show. >> i hear blue is your...
154
154
Sep 5, 2011
09/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
senator and tea party favorite jim demint. >>> also this morning, the inspiring story of an alabama town devastated by a deadly tornado and the town's only doctor is working to rebuild. coming up on "the early show." ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] everyday, your car does a lot for you. do something for it. show it some love. chevron with techron. care for your car. >>> welcome back. 6:55. well, today, marks the end of an era at a bay area lake. a family run business is forced to close after more than half a century. kristy siefkin joins us from san francisco to explain why it is all over. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, grace. a lot of people were undoubtedly coming here to golden gate park to celebrate labor day and if you're one of the people planning to go on a boat ride at stow lake, it is the last day you can rent a paddle boat or a row boat, at least from the original family owners. by the end of today, bruce mcclellan, the current concessionaire at stow lake will officially close up shop. his grandfather was the one who started the food and boat concession h
senator and tea party favorite jim demint. >>> also this morning, the inspiring story of an alabama town devastated by a deadly tornado and the town's only doctor is working to rebuild. coming up on "the early show." ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] everyday, your car does a lot for you. do something for it. show it some love. chevron with techron. care for your car. >>> welcome back. 6:55. well, today, marks the end of an era at a bay area lake. a family run...
277
277
Nov 16, 2010
11/10
by
KPIX
tv
eye 277
favorite 0
quote 0
a leading tea supporter candidate jim demint joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning, harry. i don't think i can compete with a royal wedding but let's try. all right? >> you know, it's apples and oranges and morning tv. we appreciate your time and patience this morning, senator. mitch mcconnell, leading republican in the senate. does a complete about face yesterday and says, you know what? let's take all of these earmarks, they're off the table. we are no longer in the earmark business, followed immediately by the president saying, you know what? this is something we can agree on. is this the beginning of a cultural change in the nation's capital? >> i really think it is. this is why mitch mcconnell is a great leader for the republicans. he listened to fellow republicans but more importantly he listened to the voters. parochial, wasteful park barrel earmarks have been wasting money for years here and kept the focus on local parking garages rather than the nation's business. i think this is the beginning of a cultural change, away from th
a leading tea supporter candidate jim demint joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning, harry. i don't think i can compete with a royal wedding but let's try. all right? >> you know, it's apples and oranges and morning tv. we appreciate your time and patience this morning, senator. mitch mcconnell, leading republican in the senate. does a complete about face yesterday and says, you know what? let's take all of these earmarks, they're off the table. we are no longer in the...
277
277
Jan 17, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 277
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> the person who made that was senator jim demint from south carolina. >> i'm just saying i think obama's going to be plenty tough. whoever we nominate had better be prepared to endure the campaign with obama, and i think that's frankly why as people generally agree i'm the best debater we have. we need somebody who is solid conservative, can stand toe to toe on the stage, can defeat obama. >> i want to give you an opportunity because the point was made in your comments about it's better for black americans to seek a job than it is to seek food stamps. many people stepped forward to say isn't that simply true for all-americans who are desperately looking for jobs? that's what they want. not just black americans. >> it is true for all americans. that's true for native americans, true for latino americans, true for white americans, and true for black americans. the original statement was in the context of saying i would love to be invited by the naacp to come to their convention because the president has particularly failed to pay attention to the tremendous unemployment. we've had
. >> the person who made that was senator jim demint from south carolina. >> i'm just saying i think obama's going to be plenty tough. whoever we nominate had better be prepared to endure the campaign with obama, and i think that's frankly why as people generally agree i'm the best debater we have. we need somebody who is solid conservative, can stand toe to toe on the stage, can defeat obama. >> i want to give you an opportunity because the point was made in your comments...
1,166
1.2K
May 18, 2016
05/16
by
KPIX
tv
eye 1,166
favorite 0
quote 0
among the expected attendees senior trump adviser barry bennett, jim demint, tv and radio host glenn beck. >> i just want to listen. i want to look mark zuckerberg in the eye and get a gauge of him as a man and see, is he telling the truth. >> that was one of the topics facebook reportedly censored in trending news section according to website giz moda, a facebook staffer told outlet facebook employees manipulated user data to routinely suppress news stories of interest to conservative readers. >> i don't think it is a situation where all of facebook is in on some plan. i don't think that. >> some are ready to listen to what zuckerberg has to say, not everyone has rsvped yet. >> i think this is a pr ploy. i think i would have just been a prop in a meeting. >> chairman of american conservative union. >> what we want is transparency and fairness in how they report and how their formulas work on the news. that's all we want. >> how to know what's trending. >> facebook says it has no evidence of any political bias and is conducting a full investigation. >> facebook needs this crisis to g
among the expected attendees senior trump adviser barry bennett, jim demint, tv and radio host glenn beck. >> i just want to listen. i want to look mark zuckerberg in the eye and get a gauge of him as a man and see, is he telling the truth. >> that was one of the topics facebook reportedly censored in trending news section according to website giz moda, a facebook staffer told outlet facebook employees manipulated user data to routinely suppress news stories of interest to...
301
301
Feb 15, 2014
02/14
by
KPIX
tv
eye 301
favorite 0
quote 0
demint. >>> banks and marijuana dealers have the go ahead to do business together. it's big news where pot sales are available. jeff is in our washington bureau with more. good morning, jeff. >> good morning. this means marijuana sellers in states where the drug is legal will be able to open savings and checking accounts like any other business with a major caveat. the banks have to verify the sellers aren't breaking laws. the guidelines are to help reduce the risk of prosecution. it urges financial people to verify the business file reports and flag contacts with suspicious sellers. >> it is an attempt to deal with a reality that exists in these states. >> reporter: a justice department spokesman says it's intended to increase the availability of financial services for marijuana business that is are licensed and regulated, preserving law enforcement tools. currently washington and colorado are the only states in the nation where marijuana can be used recreationally. 18 additional states and the district of columbia allow for medical marijuana use. despite the drug
demint. >>> banks and marijuana dealers have the go ahead to do business together. it's big news where pot sales are available. jeff is in our washington bureau with more. good morning, jeff. >> good morning. this means marijuana sellers in states where the drug is legal will be able to open savings and checking accounts like any other business with a major caveat. the banks have to verify the sellers aren't breaking laws. the guidelines are to help reduce the risk of...
611
611
Oct 23, 2010
10/10
by
KPIX
tv
eye 611
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> republican south carolina senator jim demint said he would introduce legislation to end fed rad funding for public broadcasters like npr saying there is simply no reason to force taxpayers to fund a liberal programming they disagree with. still, williams believes his dismissal was less about what he said but who he said it to. >> they were looking for a reason to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. >>> joining us now is president of the islamic forum for democracy a guest last night on the iraqi factor hosted by juan williams from phoenix, arizona. good morning. >> good morning, nice to be with you. >> good to have you. i want to begin with the original comments williams made on fox, he said getting on a plane seeing someone in muslim gash makes him nervous and fearful. does that constitute, in your opinion, racial profiling? >> absolutely not. i mean, you have to look at his entire comment. in the context of what he was saying, he was being honest about his feelings internally that there are aspects to the situation of air travel that are fearful to him. and if you look
. >> republican south carolina senator jim demint said he would introduce legislation to end fed rad funding for public broadcasters like npr saying there is simply no reason to force taxpayers to fund a liberal programming they disagree with. still, williams believes his dismissal was less about what he said but who he said it to. >> they were looking for a reason to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. >>> joining us now is president of the islamic forum for...
421
421
Jun 15, 2011
06/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 421
favorite 0
quote 0
my good friend jim demint says it's elected bureaucrats that's like saying our district court judges are unelected. of course they are. that's why we have a judicial process. i don't know whether boeing violated the law or not, all i know is that the general council after investigating this for many, many months decided there was enough evidence to go to an administrative law judge to have this decided. now, again, after the administrative law judge makes his or her decision, it then goes to the national labor relations board, from there to the circuit court, from there to the supreme court. what mr. demint and some of these corporate powers are trying to do is to interfere with that and bully, bully these people into making a decision that may not be the right decision. they want to interfere politically in the judicial process and that's wrong. >> senator demint, let me bring you in here for the final word. can you say that your state is not providing a way for companies to circumvent the unions. it sounds like from your governor who says they're fighting the unions every step of t
my good friend jim demint says it's elected bureaucrats that's like saying our district court judges are unelected. of course they are. that's why we have a judicial process. i don't know whether boeing violated the law or not, all i know is that the general council after investigating this for many, many months decided there was enough evidence to go to an administrative law judge to have this decided. now, again, after the administrative law judge makes his or her decision, it then goes to...
315
315
Jan 18, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 315
favorite 0
quote 0
and if jim demint were to strongly come out and push for somebody, i think that he's very, very popular in south carolina. >> governor, good morning. it's erica hill. we want to turn now to those pardons. i know you've been very clear. you're very comfortable with your decision. you do not have any concerns that some of the murderers are dangerous. however, when you talked to the families, victims, randy walker was shot in the head by david gatlin. he said, i think the governor himself should have to look me and the family in the eye and say, hey, i'm going to let this guy go. because of all of this backlash, have you reached out to him or to the families of any other victims? >> yeah. when i became governor i made claim that i would follow tradition of governors in mississippi for decades the mansion, part of the staff, trustees from the state penitentiary. in my time all but one of them have been murderers. because the experts say that those are the people who are the least likely to commit another crime and that they are the ones who will serve the best. i have found that to be the c
and if jim demint were to strongly come out and push for somebody, i think that he's very, very popular in south carolina. >> governor, good morning. it's erica hill. we want to turn now to those pardons. i know you've been very clear. you're very comfortable with your decision. you do not have any concerns that some of the murderers are dangerous. however, when you talked to the families, victims, randy walker was shot in the head by david gatlin. he said, i think the governor himself...
485
485
Dec 14, 2012
12/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 485
favorite 0
quote 0
demint who is vacating his seat. >> they know her as governor sanford's ex-wife. they don't really know her. so inasmuch as people think they know jenny sanford, at the end of the day, politically she's a wildcard. >> reporter: nick mulvaney is a south carolina congressman. >> i don't know much about her. of all the folks on the list i know least about her. >> reporter: sanford is an accomplished professional in her own right. she worked for a wall street investment firm before moving to south carolina with her then husband mark. she even ran his campaigns for governor, all while raising four sons. but when asked by a college tv station last year if she would ever run herself, sanford said this. >> i do believe it's very important for people to be involved in politics. i think we need good people involved now more than ever but it's actually taken a real toll on my family obviously for obvious reasons. i think i'm pretty much finished with politics. >> reporter: today sanford has a different take and she says south carolina's senate seat would be hard to turn down
demint who is vacating his seat. >> they know her as governor sanford's ex-wife. they don't really know her. so inasmuch as people think they know jenny sanford, at the end of the day, politically she's a wildcard. >> reporter: nick mulvaney is a south carolina congressman. >> i don't know much about her. of all the folks on the list i know least about her. >> reporter: sanford is an accomplished professional in her own right. she worked for a wall street investment firm...
715
715
Jan 2, 2012
01/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 715
favorite 0
quote 0
went to new hampshire and joined jennifer horn there, jim demint and i, we went on to south carolina. i thought by september or october, i would have reached a conviction conviction. i have not reached that conviction this morning. >> bob and i were talking about this. you have the governor, terry bran stad branstad, has not decided. you. senator chuck grassley who is very influential as well. what's wrong? do you not like mitt romney? why not commit to romney? he's at the top of the polls. >> i think we like all of these candidates. and that's part of it. rick santorum has worked this state so hard. and i believe he will be rewarded tomorrow night for that work. michele bachmann is a very close friend. we greeagree across the board. we agree across board on what she does endorse. then if we look at rick perry, he comes as an executive from a state perspective. i will say the one place where i do disagree is even though i congratulate ron paul for all that he's done for sound money, constitutionalism, fiscal responsibility, and he's energized our campuses his foreign policy concerns m
went to new hampshire and joined jennifer horn there, jim demint and i, we went on to south carolina. i thought by september or october, i would have reached a conviction conviction. i have not reached that conviction this morning. >> bob and i were talking about this. you have the governor, terry bran stad branstad, has not decided. you. senator chuck grassley who is very influential as well. what's wrong? do you not like mitt romney? why not commit to romney? he's at the top of the...